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WHAT YOU’VE MEANT TO ME – PART 1

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Judy

When I play those old love songs I can get very nostalgic. “What You’ve Meant to Me,” reflected my uncertainty. I was young, fickle, and not ready to be serious with Michael. Not long after I wrote that song, I broke up with him.
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HOW I DID CARE

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Judy

I was a sensitive soul and I still am. I spent a lot of my youth chasing friendship and suffering because of it. I have the insight that it wasn’t until I experienced Jason’s death that I learned how unimportant all that was. The pain of loss and bereavement set my course for many years after that. Maturity finally came to me, when I learned what true pain was. Continue reading →

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YOU’LL HAVE NEVER GONE AWAY

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Judy

LYRICS TO THE SONG, YOU’LL HAVE NEVER GONE AWAY: I know that soon you will leave me, how will I ever say goodbye? Because there’s so much you’ve left me, since I met you one July. And when you’ve left you’ll still be with me in all the songs I’ll long to play. But every time I see a smile, you’ll have never gone away.
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MORE THAN YOU KNOW – PART 1

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Judy

After Jason died, I went back and rewrote the lyrics to change the meaning of the song for me. It was no accident that I wrote . . . “when the warmth of you did leave.” However, the loss of warmth can be about something other than death. I am keenly aware that I want my songs to be relatable to many people. Currently, there is still one line in the song that is not true for me. I say: “How could I have guessed that our time would be my best?” That simply isn’t true. Right now if the best time in my life.
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